Genesis 25:22
“And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? And she went to enquire of the LORD.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And the children struggled together within her,.... When she was quick with child: this was some time before her…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Genesis 25:19-34
- LIII. Birth of Esau and Jacob 20. פדן padān, Paddan, “plowed field;” related: “cut, plow.” 25. עשׂי ‛êśâv, ‘Esaw,…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
The children struggled together - יתרצצו yithrotsatsu, they dashed against or bruised each other, there was a violent…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 25:19-28
We have here an account of the birth of Jacob and Esau, the twin sons of Isaac and Rebekah: their entrance into the…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
struggled together LXX ἐσκίρτων. Cf. Luk 1:41. The future hostility between Israel and Edom was thus prefigured before…
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